🌱 Why a Nebraska shooting suspect ended up arrested in Ringgold
Hello Ringgold! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Nebraska shooting suspect ended up arrested in Ringgold
Also on today's calendar: North Georgia Holiday Spectacular and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sun yielding to clouds, with a high of 56 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 58, low: 35.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man accused of open firing on woman at Lincoln gas station takes plea deal (1011now.com) — Two men wanted in a Lincoln, Nebraska shooting were ultimately arrested in Ringgold after allegedly fleeing the state. One suspect has now taken a plea deal on a firearm charge, with sentencing set for early February, while details from witnesses and surveillance describe the chaotic gas station attack that injured a woman. 
📸 Around Ringgold
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Cir, Ringgold
7:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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Varsity & JV Girls Basketball @ RMS
Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
5:00 pm -
JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ RMS
Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
5:00 pm -
North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
7:30 pm -
Wrestling Varsity NGAC Tournament vs Gordon Lee @ HMS
Heritage Middle School , 4005 Poplar Springs Rd , Ringgold
7:00 am -
North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
3:00 pm -
JV Girls Basketball Tournament @ RMS
Ringgold Middle School , 217 Tiger Trail , Ringgold
5:00 pm -
North Georgia Holiday Spectacular
The Colonnade , 264 Catoosa Cir , Ringgold
3:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Holiday Car Rider Extravaganza
Heritage Middle School Ringgold, GA 30736
7:00 am -
Grant Kinzler
Mad House Performance , 1462 Cross St , Fort Oglethorpe
3:00 pm -
New gym - Tucker Wilson
Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
6:00 pm -
Forester Smokies Team Training
Mad House Performance , 1462 Cross St , Fort Oglethorpe
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m moving and choosing to start all the way over so I have a house full of furniture and stuff for free I just need it gone by tomorrow at the latest.
I have a full/queen bed room had it for at least 13 years and does need a lil tweaking on some handles it has a velvet box in post that is a hide a… (Nextdoor Nickajack - Yates Springs) - This is one of two that I believe belong to the same home.
Although I enjoy an occasional visit; I really think they should be kept in a fenced-in yard or at home. I don't like having them in my yard… (Nextdoor Nickajack - Yates Springs)
- RaceTrac, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager - (RT0354) in Ringgold. Apply here.
- MAPCO Express, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Leader - #830 - Ringgold, GA in Ringgold. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ringgold here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Oglethorpe
- Live cockroach, raw meat juices: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending Dec. 16, 2025 (timesfreepress.com)
Rossville
- Do you recognize this car? Its driver abandoned a dog in Rossville (newschannel9.com)
- Hearing rescheduled for man shot by Hamilton County deputies (timesfreepress.com)
Dalton
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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